Iran

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist, was named as the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her…

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Overriding tensions, can Central Asia, Iran sustain working relations with Taliban ruled Afghanistan?

Ever since the eventful return of Taliban in Afghanistan, their relations with neighbours like Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Iran…

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‘Indian Murshid’: Literary links of Tagore provide a unique connect between India and West Asia

Bengali polymath and Asia’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore binds India to countries in West Asia through literary fabric. Tagore,…

1 year ago

Is China wooing Afghanistan, Iran instead of Pakistan as Plan-B to CPEC?

By briskly appointing an ambassador to Kabul, China has emitted that it is planning to reconfigure its ambitious Belt and…

1 year ago

Will an expanded BRICS overshadow the US in the Middle East?

The BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) after expected expansion is curiously broadening its horizons where the clout of the US is waning…

1 year ago

PM Modi and Iran’s Raisi give renewed push to new trade routes, Chabahar port and North-South corridor in arc lights

India and Iran on Thursday agreed upon fast-tracking infrastructure cooperation, focusing especially on Chabahar project and the International North-South Transport…

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Modi and Iran’s Raisi give big push to Chabahar project, discuss BRICS ahead of Johannesburg summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone call with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on Friday comes at a crucial juncture as…

1 year ago

Iran’s new security chief meets NSA Doval in Johannesburg, discusses Chabahar and BRICS membership

Acknowledging India's growth as an emerging power, Tehran has urged New Delhi to accelerate the process of Iran's admission to…

1 year ago

After Indian oil imports from Russia touch all-time high, Iran too queues up for Indian market

Notwithstanding the teething problems in the rupee-ruble payments mechanism, India’s oil imports from Russia further increased in June with a…

1 year ago

With food security on the radar, India, Iran look at expanding agri-partnership

As India and Iran reboot their ties, issues related to food security and cooperation in the agriculture sector are set…

1 year ago

Russia promises to remove all hurdles choking new route linking Saint Petersburg with Mumbai

Russia has promised to eliminate legal and logistical hurdles preventing the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) from becoming the main…

2 years ago

Will West Asia become ground-zero for ending Euro-Atlantic dominance?

Three months after the announcement of the Beijing Accord that, with Chinese mediation, normalised relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia…

2 years ago

China, Iran and Pakistan start security consultations in Beijing

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in…

2 years ago

Iran unveils first hypersonic missile, unsettles West

Less than 12 hours after Iran unveiled its first hypersonic missile 'Fattah', the United States announced sanctions against a number…

2 years ago

Why India will go all out to dig its heels in Eurasia during Goa SCO conference

Calwaddo (Goa): In a world undergoing deep transition, India will engage with the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers…

2 years ago

As SCO and BRICS members, how Saudi Arabia and Iran can change East-West balance of power

When Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud spoke over the phone on Friday,…

2 years ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran to open embassies as regional heavyweights prepare for grand revival of ties

Jeddah:  Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Beijing…

2 years ago

How Chabahar is defining the geopolitics of Northern Indian Ocean

Three recent developments underscore the enduring geopolitical significance of the port of Chabahar. First, was the Chinese role in normalizing…

2 years ago

Pakistan risks $18 bn fine for not completing Iran gas pipeline

Pakistan risks a fine of $18 billion for not completing the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project in the timeframe stipulated in…

2 years ago

Will Russia provide fighter jets to Iran as quid pro quo for drones?

The White House on Friday said that Russia may provide fighter jets to Iran as part of the expanding defence…

2 years ago

Iran, not China, comes to the rescue of power-starved Balochistan

Iran is ready to provide gas facilities to Pakistan in a bid to resolve Pakistan’s energy problems. The South Asian…

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